Microshift thumb shifters with Tosco / Bosco

[Richard Rose]

Microshift thumb shifters. I like them! Where do most folks place them on your Tosco / Bosco bars? Mine are on top about one inch beyond the first downward bend ahead of the grips / brake levers.  The shifting from this location is ok if you are not in a hurry, which I basically am not. They (shifters) provide a nice "stop" when I want to slide my hands slightly forward of the grips. But, the shifters make sliding further down the bar a little difficult. Does anyone rotate the shifters to be in a position closer to modern triggers so that you do not need to move your hands to shift? I guess bar ends would accomplish this?

[Pancake]

Sunrace and Silver shifters mounted on Boscos and Toscos on a few different bikes (Sam Hillborne, Cheviot, Rosco Baby):

https://imgur.com/a/okkbnmI

Abe

[Richard Rose]

Thank You! Helpful. What are those aero extensions? 

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Sunrace and Silver shifters mounted on Boscos and Toscos on a few different bikes (Sam Hillborne, Cheviot, Rosco Baby):

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[Pancake]

Not aeroI extensions but bar end extensions, just mounted inward of the grips/brakes levers … it’s like having an “on the hoods” position that’s  more forward … but on my wide upright bars that are more “sit up and beg” by nature. Strongly recommended. 

[Richard Rose]

Brand? Origin 8?

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Not aeroI extensions but bar end extensions, just mounted inward of the grips/brakes levers … it’s like having an “on the hoods” position that’s  more forward … but on my wide upright bars that are more “sit up and beg” by nature. Strongly recommended. 

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[Abe Gardner]

These are from Planex (uk). They’re like the Origin8 “brief” bar ends but these hook upward at the end, the Origin8 hooks inward (and not up). 

The PlanetX model is more of a “on the hoods” feeling and I like it significantly more the the Origin8 Briefs. But I’ve broken my wrists several times so my biomechanical whatnot may be different from others. That said, highly recommend the PlaneX model. Cheap (like $10) but you’ll want to add it to an order with several other items as the shipping is costly. 

Abe

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Brand? Origin 8?

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[Doug H.]

I recently installed a Microshift thumbshifter on my Clem with Tosco bars. I'll attach a couple of photos:

Doug

Athens, Ga